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<p>Underprivileged rural areas have long been a focus for philanthropists and social activists. Besides governmental institutions, many NGOs and charitable organizations offer essential services in these areas. This phenomenological research explores the philanthropic efforts of donors and social activists in underprivileged rural communities. Three groups of participants were included in this study: donors and social activists, local managers and village leaders, and targeted rural residents. The research continued to theoretical saturation using a purposeful sampling approach, which resulted in 49 interviews conducted in the most inaccessible villages of the Sistan and Baluchestan Province of Iran. Tailored questions were prepared for each participant group, but all the meaningful insights that emerged during the discussions, even beyond the initial questions, were incorporated into the analysis. The discussions were rigorously analyzed using MAXQDA software and manual methods, serving as a basis for concept extraction. The problems of the community were studied intensively and categorized, followed by an in-depth analysis of the proposed solutions. The main suggestions that emerged were women’s empowerment, entrepreneurship, and development and maintenance of infrastructure, which may work as effective strategies for the pressing issues facing these rural communities.</p>

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Bridging the Gap: A Phenomenological Study of Grassroots Philanthropy and Resilience Building in Remote Rural Communities

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    2026年4月21日

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  • Zahra Moshtagh,
  • Shahla Choobchian,
  • Mohammad Shokti Amghani,
  • Mitra Bahadori

摘要

Underprivileged rural areas have long been a focus for philanthropists and social activists. Besides governmental institutions, many NGOs and charitable organizations offer essential services in these areas. This phenomenological research explores the philanthropic efforts of donors and social activists in underprivileged rural communities. Three groups of participants were included in this study: donors and social activists, local managers and village leaders, and targeted rural residents. The research continued to theoretical saturation using a purposeful sampling approach, which resulted in 49 interviews conducted in the most inaccessible villages of the Sistan and Baluchestan Province of Iran. Tailored questions were prepared for each participant group, but all the meaningful insights that emerged during the discussions, even beyond the initial questions, were incorporated into the analysis. The discussions were rigorously analyzed using MAXQDA software and manual methods, serving as a basis for concept extraction. The problems of the community were studied intensively and categorized, followed by an in-depth analysis of the proposed solutions. The main suggestions that emerged were women’s empowerment, entrepreneurship, and development and maintenance of infrastructure, which may work as effective strategies for the pressing issues facing these rural communities.